Baseball

Mt. Pleasant’s Bobby Smith celebrates with Ian Shipley after Shipley’s home run against Yough on Monday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Ian Shipley helps Mt. Pleasant baseball snap Yough winning streak
April 13, 2026
Yough had the grill fired up under a tent that served as the concession stand for Monday’s baseball game.

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Pine-Richland's Logan Plummer (annamerlack.photography)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 13, 2026: West Allegheny, Pine-Richland square off in section battle
April 12, 2026
It’s the midway point of the WPIAL baseball and softball seasons with three weeks of section play in the books and three weeks remaining.

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Upper St. Clair’s Finn Baird (2) greets Nolan Wilson at the dugout after he scored against Bethel Park on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, at Boyce Mayview Park in USC. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 13, 2026
We have hit the midway point of the spring high school sports season with the second half getting underway this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Norwin pitcher Caden Sivrich celebrates after setting down Hempfield in fourth inning on March 31 at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Norwin baseball keeping eye on the ball after sweeping Hempfield
Norwin has the look of a WPIAL contender again, but the Knights haven’t played their best baseball yet. Coaches and players will attest to that.

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Latrobe’s Cole Short connects on a three-run double in the fourth inning against Kiski Area on April 7 in Unity. Latrobe went from unranked to No. 1 in Class 5A. (Dave Mackall | For TribLive)
WPIAL baseball rankings for the week ending April 12, 2026
April 11, 2026
Rank, Team, W-L, Last

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Fox Chapel's Blake Krushinski competes during the 2026 season. (Fox Chapel athletics)
Fox Chapel baseball managing ups, downs of section play
James Hastings knew his team would be tired following a 6-5, nine-inning road win over New Castle on April 8. Having to beat the same team a day later wouldn’t be the easiest task.

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James “Booboo” Armstrong is a three-sport star at Hopewell. (Submitted | David Hague)
Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – James “Booboo” Armstrong

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High school roundup or April 10, 2026: North Allegheny softball rallies for walk-off win
Twila Goulding hit a walk-off RBI single to cap a four-run bottom of the seventh inning, lifting North Allegheny to a 7-6 victory over Canon-McMillan in Section 1-6A softball Friday.

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Hempfield pitcher Lucas Simmons throws against Norwin on March 31. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 10, 2026: 6A baseball teams break out brooms
Following a couple of delays this week, first with the Easter holiday and then with some frigid weather Tuesday, all four three-game section series in Class 6A will finally conclude Friday.

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High school roundup for April 9, 2026: Shenango ends Neshannock’s 57-game softball win streak
Teagan Schippert hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to give Shenango the lead for good in a 6-5 victory over Neshannock in Section 1-2A softball Thursday.

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Valley’s Nikolas Heakins hits an RBI single Thursday. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Valley racks up 18 hits in win over Greensburg Salem
April 9, 2026
Baseball can be a simple game if players execute.

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Franklin Regional’s Luke Williams drives in two runs against Plum on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Murrysville. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Franklin Regional’s Luke Williams among top MLB draft prospects
Franklin Regional shortstop Luke Williams can fire a baseball over 90 mph across the diamond.

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Avonworth’s Jack Dolan hits a home run against South Park last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 9, 2026
The waters in the higher classifications were a bit choppy this past week while spring break kept the waters calm in the lower classifications.

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High school roundup for April 8, 2026: Nolan Stefaniak fans 9 as Butler 1-hits North Allegheny
Nolan Stefaniak allowed one hit in six innings, striking out nine, to lead Butler to a 1-0 victory over North Allegheny in Section 1-6A baseball Wednesday.

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Canon-McMillan's Sebastian Shulsky pitches against Norwin on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
Behind 16 Ks from Sebastian Shulsky, Canon-McMillan shuts out Norwin
April 8, 2026
Sweet 16 indeed.

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Plum starting pitcher Braden Kemmerer throws against Penn-Trafford on Wednesday at Penn-Trafford. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
3rd-ranked Plum baseball no-hits Penn-Trafford, remains unbeaten on season
Home runs, efficiency on the basepaths, crisp defense and dialed-in pitching.

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Bethel Park seniors and coach Patrick Zehnder (right) take part in the team's annual "Buddies at the Ballfield" event April 7, 2026, at Bob Purkey Jr. Memorial Field. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
Bethel Park baseball celebrates ‘Buddies at the Ballfield’
Bethel Park baseball players had their “Buddies” with them when they defeated South Fayette, 4-1, in a Section 2-5A game Tuesday at Bob Purkey Jr. Memorial Field.

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Penn-Trafford’s Tanner DeStefano hits an RBI double against Latrobe on March 24. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 8, 2026: Marquee matchups set in Class 5A baseball
April 7, 2026
There are key series in each section in Class 5A baseball that are set to either begin or conclude Wednesday.

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Shaler’s Addison Aleski drives in the go-ahead run against Penn-Trafford during the 2025 WPIAL Class 5A championship game. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib 10: Baseball power rankings scrambled while softball holds steady
There were some changes in the power rankings this week in baseball while in softball … not so much.

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South Park pitcher Cooper Hochendoner throws against Riverside during the PIAA Class 3A semifinals last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for April 7, 2026: Cooper Hochendoner fans 10 in South Park win
Cooper Hochendoner struck out 10 and walked two, allowing five hits in six innings, to lead South Park to a 6-1 victory over Shady Side Academy in Section 2-3A baseball Tuesday.

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